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A woman has told a London court that Rolf Harris pulled her onto his lap and put his hand up her skirt to touch "where he shouldn't" at a music festival in 1971 when she was aged 14.

Taliban show video of Australian hostage

The Afghan Taliban has released a video showing an Australian hostage pleading with the US government to negotiate with his captors and saying that unless a prisoner exchange was agreed, he would be killed.

Trump slams 'phony' Russia dossier

US president-elect Donald Trump has angrily denounced unsubstantiated claims he had been caught in a compromising position in Russia and attacked U.S. intelligence agencies over the leak of the information.

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Prince William has made a rare public admission about his feelings following the death of Princess Diana, telling a grieving boy he was "very angry" when his mother died.

Teen charged with murder of 7yo UK girl

A 15-year-old girl has appeared in court accused of murdering a 7-year-old girl in the northern English town of York, a case that has shocked the nation and drew expressions of sympathy in parliament.

Honey traps hack Israeli soldiers' phones

Using photos of young women and Hebrew slang, the Palestinian militant group Hamas chatted up dozens of Israeli soldiers online, gaining control of their phone cameras and microphones, the military says.